EAT-26
EATING_DISORDEREating Attitudes Test 26
Eating disorder screening questionnaire
Please indicate the answer that best applies to each of the following statements:
Am terrified about being overweight
Avoid eating when I am hungry
Find myself preoccupied with food
Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop
Cut my food into small pieces
Aware of the calorie content of foods that I eat
Particularly avoid food with a high carbohydrate content
Feel that others would prefer if I ate more
Vomit after I have eaten
Feel extremely guilty after eating
Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner
Think about burning up calories when I exercise
Other people think that I am too thin
Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body
Take longer than others to eat my meals
Avoid foods with sugar in them
Eat diet foods
Feel that food controls my life
Display self-control around food
Feel that others pressure me to eat
Give too much time and thought to food
Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets
Engage in dieting behavior
Like my stomach to be empty
Have the impulse to vomit after meals
Enjoy trying new rich foods
Severity Ranges
Standard EAT-26 scoring: Always=3, Usually=2, Often=1, Sometimes/Rarely/Never=0. Item 25 is reverse-scored: Sometimes=1, Rarely=2, Never=3, Always/Usually/Often=0. Score >= 20 suggests referral for eating disorder evaluation.
